Just as nature mirrors the change in season, so does life with all the emotions. The past year and a half has been a roller coaster ride for us with Vedika being sick, and me struggling hard with her diet. My dad always used to remind me, for every complex problem, there is a solution. We just have to make an effort in the right direction.

While we were dealing with her treatment and diet, my mind was in an endless hunt for some staple food apart from fruits and veggies that could be used as the main source of energy. While going through the list of legal and illegal foods in the diet (SCD) I realized that red lentil/masoor dal is allowed in the diet.  Red lentil, also known as masoor dal in Hindi, is quite common in North India. I remember my mom making a variety of dishes from this dal -- dal fry, stew using different veggies and other various preparations of kadhi like masala kadhi, Dahi ki kadhi, etc.

I tried making dosa/crepe using the paste of this dal as we make a lot of different chilas using various grains. Though it is made using rice and dal/lentil in equal quantity since rice is not allowed in SCD, I tried making just with dal and it came out well. Vedika liked it and I got the solution to my problem. I have often served this dosa/crepe with several curries both veg and non-veg. But the combination she loved the most was dosa with chilled yogurt mixed with honey. We often have this dosa for breakfast along with some chutney. Try making this dosa once in a while and I bet you won't be disappointed.